Population estimates and projections in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone had an estimated population of 8,460,512 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Sierra Leone, 2023 (latest estimate)
8,460,512
Change from 2022
+2.2%
Projection for 2030
9,694,858 people
Projection for 2050
12,948,325 people
Projection for 2100
15,934,256 people
Position in 2023
101st of 216
Population estimates and projections in Sierra Leone over time
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Sierra Leone
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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 15,934,256 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 16,002,502 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 15,996,608 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 15,913,301 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 15,751,832 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 15,507,865 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 15,177,973 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 14,732,950 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 14,219,379 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 13,629,114 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 12,948,325 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 12,208,880 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 11,398,400 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 10,563,168 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 9,694,858 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 8,819,794 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 8,460,512 people |
| 2022 | 8,276,806 people |
| 2021 | 8,094,602 people |
| 2020 | 7,912,558 people |
| 2019 | 7,731,991 people |
| 2018 | 7,554,563 people |
| 2017 | 7,379,299 people |
| 2016 | 7,205,328 people |
| 2015 | 7,037,655 people |
| 2014 | 6,876,385 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from 8,276,806 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6,714,051 people, the figure has changed by +26.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Sierra Leone has the 101st highest value.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Median age estimates and projections
19.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.79 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.18%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
8,819,794 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.04%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
3.3%
2025 · World Bank